The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning about telephone scammers targeting students and parents during the back-to-school season and demanding payments for non-existent taxes, such as the “Federal Student Tax.”

Be on the lookout for IRS impersonators calling students and demanding that they wire money immediately to pay a fake “federal student tax” and threatening arrest.

“Although variations of the IRS impersonation scam continue year-round, they tend to peak when scammers find prime opportunities to strike”, said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “As students and parents enter the new school year, they should remain alert to bogus calls, including those demanding fake tax payments from students.”